US2016227631A1PendingUtilityA1

Wirelessly-Controlled LED Lighting Device

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Assignee: WEEDON III WILLIAM HAROLDPriority: Jan 30, 2015Filed: Jan 30, 2015Published: Aug 4, 2016
Est. expiryJan 30, 2035(~8.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:William H. Weedon, IiiSean Kyle AguiarJohn Albert Phillips, IiThomas Nicholas Walsh, IiiZachary White
F21K 9/232F21Y 2115/10H05B 47/1965H05B 37/0272H04W 88/16H05B 33/0806F21V 29/70H04W 84/18H05B 47/19H05B 45/10H05B 45/3574
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Claims

Abstract

A wirelessly controlled LED lighting system comprising: an LED lighting device further comprised of an LED circuit board with one or more light-emitting diode (LED) chips and an antenna attached to said LED circuit board; an LED drive current source; a wireless radio controller attached to said LED Drive current source; associated packaging, heat-sink and optics; embedded software; and a wireless internet gateway system further comprised of a gateway system device, a control device and application software.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wirelessly controlled LED bulb-based lighting system comprising:
 an LED lighting device further comprised of an LED circuit board with one or more light-emitting diode (LED) chips and an antenna attached to said LED circuit board; an LED drive current source; a wireless radio controller attached to said LED drive current source; associated packaging, heat-sink and optics; embedded software;   and a wireless internet gateway system further comprised of a gateway system device, a control device and application software.   
     
     
         2 . The LED drive current source as described in  claim 1  wherein said attached wireless radio controller comprises one or more electronic chips containing a microcontroller and a wireless radio. 
     
     
         3 . The microcontroller of  claim 2  wherein said microcontroller is a microprocessor chip. 
     
     
         4 . The microcontroller of  claim 2  wherein said microcontroller is a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). 
     
     
         5 . The LED drive current source of  claim 2  wherein the microcontroller and wireless radio are integrated into a single electronic computer chip. 
     
     
         6 . The LED drive current source of  claim 2  wherein said attached wireless radio is attached to a radio frequency (RF) amplifier chip. 
     
     
         7 . The RF amplifier chip of  claim 6  wherein said amplifier chip contains one or more RF transmit/receive switches. 
     
     
         8 . The RF amplifier chip of  claim 6  wherein said amplifier chip contains an RF antenna switch to connect to at least one external antenna. 
     
     
         9 . The wireless radio of  claim 2  wherein said wireless radio transmits and receives using IEEE 802.15.4 format. 
     
     
         10 . The LED circuit board of  claim 1  wherein said antenna attached to said LED circuit board comprises a surface-mount antenna device. 
     
     
         11 . The surface-mount antenna device of  claim 10  wherein said surface mounted device is an antenna chip. 
     
     
         12 . The surface-mount antenna device of  claim 10  wherein said surface mounted antenna device is comprised of a post with spiral metallic windings. 
     
     
         13 . The LED circuit board of  claim 1  wherein said antenna attached to said LED circuit board is comprised of an etched microstrip circuit. 
     
     
         14 . The etched microstrip circuit of  claim 13  wherein said microstrip circuit is comprised of a loop or dipole antenna. 
     
     
         15 . The etched microstrip circuit of  claim 13  wherein said etched microstrip circuit is comprised of a microstrip patch antenna. 
     
     
         16 . The LED circuit board of  claim 1  that is attached to said LED current source of  claim 1  wherein said attachment is achieved by the use of a multi-pin connector. 
     
     
         17 . The LED circuit board of  claim 1  that is attached said LED current source of  claim 1  wherein said attachment is achieved by the use of spring-loaded or pressure-contact pins. 
     
     
         18 . The LED drive current source of  claim 1  wherein said LED Drive current source is attached at a right angle to said LED circuit board of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         19 . The LED drive current source of  claim 1  wherein said LED drive current source is mounted parallel to said LED circuit board of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         20 . The LED drive current source of  claim 1  wherein said LED drive current source is combined with said LED circuit board of  claim 1  to form one circuit board. 
     
     
         21 . The LED lighting device of  claim 1  wherein said LED lighting device is packaged in an industry-standard multi-faceted reflector MR16 or GU10 form-factor. 
     
     
         22 . The embedded software of  claim 1  wherein said embedded software allows said wireless radio of  claim 2  to communicate using ZigBee format. 
     
     
         23 . The embedded software of  claim 1  wherein said embedded software allows said wireless radio of  claim 2  to communicate using JenNet-IP format. 
     
     
         24 . The external wireless gateway device of  claim 1  wherein said external wireless gateway communicates with said LED lighting device of  claim 1  through said wireless radio of  claim 2 . 
     
     
         25 . The control device of  claim 1  wherein said control device communicates with said LED lighting device through said wireless gateway of  claim 24 . 
     
     
         26 . The control device of  claim 25  wherein said control device is comprised of a smart phone. 
     
     
         27 . The control device of  claim 25  wherein said control device is comprised of a computer tablet. 
     
     
         28 . The external wireless gateway device of  claim 24  wherein said external wireless gateway is comprised of an interface to the internet (wired or wireless such as IEEE 802.11) and a local interface (such as IEEE 802.15.4) to the LED lighting device. 
     
     
         29 . The application software implemented on the control device of  claim 25  wherein said application software allows power on/off control and dimming of said LED lighting device of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         30 . The application software of  claim 29  wherein said application software is implemented using the Android® operating system. 
     
     
         31 . The application software of  claim 29  wherein said application software is implemented in IOS for Apple® iPhone® and iPad® compatible smart phone and tablet products. 
     
     
         32 . The wireless radio of  claim 2  wherein said wireless radio forms an ad-hoc network with other nearby bulbs that are configured to operate together.

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